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the pentagon has a big problem. the can find a couple of navy units cannot involved in any political activities. you can train them maritime security or something. maybe. there's the maritime security in afghanistan. no maritime security in afghanistan. the whole entity is messed up to the core. there is very little to do. what do you do then with those countries? either cut them off or be very tough with them. that is where we are with cambodia and sri lanka. give them a road map like we're doing with burma. give them a road map. this is what you need to do. things will get better for you. >> the question here in the front. i do not know if we are including central asia in this discussion. if we are, can both give you [inaudible] >> central asia touches on what i was trying to indicate with the tactical and political agencies. we have something called the northern distribution network that is a vital and might become even more vital. we have concerns with the human rights record. thatve a base in kurdistan is probl
the pentagon has a big problem. the can find a couple of navy units cannot involved in any political activities. you can train them maritime security or something. maybe. there's the maritime security in afghanistan. no maritime security in afghanistan. the whole entity is messed up to the core. there is very little to do. what do you do then with those countries? either cut them off or be very tough with them. that is where we are with cambodia and sri lanka. give them a road map like we're...
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the pentagon's going to set it up. you want strategy? it's the pentagon. you want intelligence? the pentagon will do that. you want aid or assistance? the -- the pentagon was the source of all knowledge and all programs, and they pretty much, and this was rumsfeld and the people working under him, did not see a need to look to anybody else. it's hard to say this, but maybe the pentagon got used to this, maybe this pattern became so hardened that it's hard to change that. maybe that's part of the problem. i'm not really -- it's not the whole problem, but i think that there's some -- it raises some serious questions in terms of the role you've been conditioned or you have taken and you don't want to concede it. >> guest: you're absolutely correct. and particularly because we came out of iraq with feeling that pentagon saved the day. >> host: yeah. >> guest: very different from vietnam where the military didn't come out with a sense of they have saved the day. the day was saved by civilians in negotiations in paris. whereas in iraq they were the ones who solved the problem in their
the pentagon's going to set it up. you want strategy? it's the pentagon. you want intelligence? the pentagon will do that. you want aid or assistance? the -- the pentagon was the source of all knowledge and all programs, and they pretty much, and this was rumsfeld and the people working under him, did not see a need to look to anybody else. it's hard to say this, but maybe the pentagon got used to this, maybe this pattern became so hardened that it's hard to change that. maybe that's part of...
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the pentagon if you want assistance it is the pentagon. it was the source of all knowledge and they pretty much with rumsfeld did not see any need to look to anybody else. is hard to say this but maybe it was a pattern that is hard to change out. it is not the whole problem but it raises serious questions the role that you have been conditioned. >> you are absolutely correct. because it came matt of iraq that the pentagon saved the day that is different from vietnam but the day was saved by civilians with negotiations but in iraq there the ones that solve the problem and yes, that raises the important question if the obama administration is able to move away from the bush strategy and i make this argument if you look at iran , the drone strategy often the bush policy improved and better implemented but to have policy but is the domination of the budgetary the impact of the global image is the sense the image had been tarnished and the global stock demanding had been affected and secretary of clinton did a lot to rebalance to give the state
the pentagon if you want assistance it is the pentagon. it was the source of all knowledge and they pretty much with rumsfeld did not see any need to look to anybody else. is hard to say this but maybe it was a pattern that is hard to change out. it is not the whole problem but it raises serious questions the role that you have been conditioned. >> you are absolutely correct. because it came matt of iraq that the pentagon saved the day that is different from vietnam but the day was saved...
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you what strategy it's the pentagon, you want intelligence on matt, the pentagon was the source of all knowledge and programs and this is pretty much rumsfeld and the people working under him did not see the need to look to anybody else. it's hard to say this but maybe they got used to this pattern that became so heartened that it's hard to change that. maybe that's part of the problem. it raises some serious questions in terms of the role that you have been conditioned or taken and you don't want to concede it. >> guest: you are correct because we cannot fill in the pentagon saved the day. the day was saved by civilians and negotiations in paris. but in iraq they were the ones that solved the problems. that actually raises an important question as to whether the obama administration has been able to move away from the bush strategy. and i made this argument about when you look at iran and the drone a strategy it is often bush policy improved and better implemented but there hasn't been a real effort to reinvent american foreign policy pivoted one thing that is important is the dominat
you what strategy it's the pentagon, you want intelligence on matt, the pentagon was the source of all knowledge and programs and this is pretty much rumsfeld and the people working under him did not see the need to look to anybody else. it's hard to say this but maybe they got used to this pattern that became so heartened that it's hard to change that. maybe that's part of the problem. it raises some serious questions in terms of the role that you have been conditioned or taken and you don't...
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you want diplomacy, the pentagon will set it up. you want strategy, it's the pentagon. you want intelligent, the pentagon will do. you want a a d. or assistance from the pentagon was the source for all knowledge and all progress. and they pretty much, and this is rumsfeld and the people working under him, did not see a need to look to anybody else. it's hard to say this but maybe the pentagon got used to this, maybe this pattern became so -- it's hard to change that. maybe that's part of the problem. it's not the whole problem by think that it raises some series questions in terms of the role you have been conditioned or you taken and you don't want to secede it. >> guest: you're absolutely correct. particularly because we came out of iraq feeling that the pentagon saved the day. very different from vietnam with the military didn't come out with a sense that they had saved the day. the day was saved by civilians in negotiations in paris the in iraq, they were the ones who solve the problem, in their own mind. and jess, and i think that's actually raises an important que
you want diplomacy, the pentagon will set it up. you want strategy, it's the pentagon. you want intelligent, the pentagon will do. you want a a d. or assistance from the pentagon was the source for all knowledge and all progress. and they pretty much, and this is rumsfeld and the people working under him, did not see a need to look to anybody else. it's hard to say this but maybe the pentagon got used to this, maybe this pattern became so -- it's hard to change that. maybe that's part of the...
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foreign policy reveals the leaks new army manual from the pentagon. meant to be kept secret of the destruction notice rees destroyed by any method that will prevent disclosure the manual officially orders behavior it says it's a way is unlawful including instructing u.s. troops to wear the army uniforms of other countries it also calls to infiltrate civilian groups and train quote guerrilla forces can one conclude such illegal interference in other countries is now the rule for american policy u.s. attacks on iran a quote taking a page from the playbook on ukraine and georgia america's training a rainy and terrorists knows the b.b.c. responsible for thousands of assassinations but as soon as the pentagon began funding them hillary clinton took the terrorist group off the official terrorist list basic medicines are being slowed by u.s. sanctions on iran the guardian reports this is posing literally millions of lives at risk leading war crimes prosecutor professor francis boyle warns iran's children going down the pulse of iraq u.s. sanctions since the
foreign policy reveals the leaks new army manual from the pentagon. meant to be kept secret of the destruction notice rees destroyed by any method that will prevent disclosure the manual officially orders behavior it says it's a way is unlawful including instructing u.s. troops to wear the army uniforms of other countries it also calls to infiltrate civilian groups and train quote guerrilla forces can one conclude such illegal interference in other countries is now the rule for american policy...
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you want strategy, it is the pentagon. intelligence, the pentagon will do that. a at the your assistance, the pentagon was the source of all knowledge. this was rumsfeld and the people working under and did not see a need to look to anybody else. it is hard to say this, but maybe the pentagon got used to this pattern. it is hard to change that. maybe that is part of the problem. that is not the whole problem, but i think that it raises some serious questions in terms of the role that you have been conditioned or have taken in don't want to concede. >> you are absolutely correct. and particularly because we came out of iraq with a feeling that the pentagon said the date. it was very different from vietnam. the military did not come out with a sense that they have saved the day. the day was saved by civilians and negotiations in paris. but in iraq they were the ones to solve the problem in their own mind. and, yes, i think that is actually raising an important question as to whether the obama administration has really actually been able to move away from the bush s
you want strategy, it is the pentagon. intelligence, the pentagon will do that. a at the your assistance, the pentagon was the source of all knowledge. this was rumsfeld and the people working under and did not see a need to look to anybody else. it is hard to say this, but maybe the pentagon got used to this pattern. it is hard to change that. maybe that is part of the problem. that is not the whole problem, but i think that it raises some serious questions in terms of the role that you have...
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when i first read the pentagon papers, i did not read the pentagon papers until the case was over. i read parts of the pentagon papers. and those with the parts that the government claimed were dangerous because that was the basis of their going to court. they said that if this was published in the middle of the war it will frustrate our efforts to handle the war and otherwise harm national security and so our job in defending the times was to persuade the courts but that was not so or that even if it was potentially so, publish information and use and the like about the war that no injunction should be entered. that is so it all began. that was then thinking from the time it began. >> and why was it so important that the public access? >> what was important about it is that it really showed that duplicity of the government. mostly it is simply not telling them that we were getting more in baltimore and baltimore involved. and otherwise simply not presenting the full or maybe even anything like the picture of the situation there at the time we began the pentagon papers ended in 196
when i first read the pentagon papers, i did not read the pentagon papers until the case was over. i read parts of the pentagon papers. and those with the parts that the government claimed were dangerous because that was the basis of their going to court. they said that if this was published in the middle of the war it will frustrate our efforts to handle the war and otherwise harm national security and so our job in defending the times was to persuade the courts but that was not so or that...
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and of course, the pentagon, god bless the pentagon, created the class for us. and it was twenty eight mind numbing slides to be given with a lighted detail on everything. but nevertheless, the session especially with the indonesia junior officers turned out to be exciting. these were captains that were fluent in i english or at least confident most fluent and they had done their homework. we couldn't get through the class in the a lotted time without all of these captains bringing up incidents from the american past we would prefer not think about or thought or talk about. it shows that they were thinking and people that are past a certain age lieutenant colonel probably not going to reach them. they are vested in the current system. they have a senior officer tendency say we have done this way and want to continue to do that. to be able to get in the country and work at the captain level with the junior officers and start shaping out or at least raising questions is far better than just cutting everything off and saying that you guys only have one choice and i
and of course, the pentagon, god bless the pentagon, created the class for us. and it was twenty eight mind numbing slides to be given with a lighted detail on everything. but nevertheless, the session especially with the indonesia junior officers turned out to be exciting. these were captains that were fluent in i english or at least confident most fluent and they had done their homework. we couldn't get through the class in the a lotted time without all of these captains bringing up incidents...
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papers, i didn't read the pentagon papers until the case was over. i read parts of the papers, and those were the parts that the government claimedded were dangerous because that was the basis of their going to court. they said, if this is published in the nid l of the war, it frustrates our efforts to end the war, and otherwise harm national security, and so our job in defending the times was to persuade the courts that that was not so, or that even if it was potentially so, that it was so important that the press be able to publish information and views and the like about the war that no injunction should be entered, and that's how it all began, and that was our thinking from the time it began. >> and why was it so important that the public have access to it then that it was published? >> right. what was important about it is that it really showed that there had been a great deal of duplicity of our government to our people. mostly and simply not telling them that we were getting more involved and more involved and more involved in the war, and oth
papers, i didn't read the pentagon papers until the case was over. i read parts of the papers, and those were the parts that the government claimedded were dangerous because that was the basis of their going to court. they said, if this is published in the nid l of the war, it frustrates our efforts to end the war, and otherwise harm national security, and so our job in defending the times was to persuade the courts that that was not so, or that even if it was potentially so, that it was so...
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i am not seeking to criticize the pentagon. i'm trying to put it into a context involving the entire budget and all of the needs of the united states, not just the military needs. if you turn it around and say that we live in an extremely turbulent world and maybe we would like, after it in a stan -- after afghanistan and iraq, to pull back. and do nationbuilding at home. are we capable of doing nationbuilding at home in a world that remains as turbulent as it is? the am going to cite opportunity i had recently to write andh dad petraeus. one wasthis week and earlier this year in the washington post. we have tried to argue that these deficit deals that have been proposed would be wonderful to have an many ways. they are not essential. what you need to do, given that america's economy has so much promise, what you need to do is tip the curve on how we are increasing the debt. if we lower our expectations a little we can wind up in a reasonable place for the next five or 10 years. long-term entitlement is a big challenge. our col
i am not seeking to criticize the pentagon. i'm trying to put it into a context involving the entire budget and all of the needs of the united states, not just the military needs. if you turn it around and say that we live in an extremely turbulent world and maybe we would like, after it in a stan -- after afghanistan and iraq, to pull back. and do nationbuilding at home. are we capable of doing nationbuilding at home in a world that remains as turbulent as it is? the am going to cite...
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he discussed the pentagon report yesterday at the brookings institution. this is an hour and a half. >> to another panel discussion here at the brookings institution. this one is called "dissecting the pentagon's strategic choices and management review." i'm marvin kalb, and i'm resident senior fellow here at brookings and a senior adviser for crisis reporting which is hoe candidated just next door. -- located just next door. way back in august 2011, believe it or not that's only two years ago, congress passed and the president signed into law a legislative monstrosity called the budget control act. it was a way of doing something when nothing seemed worse. at least at that time. a joint select committee was set up to control the spiraling deficit, but congress warped that if the committee -- warned that if the committee failed to come up with a solution, sequestration would automatically follow meaning massive cuts in both defense and all other programs. those cults have now begun -- those cuts have now begun. the pentagon was already prepared to cut $150
he discussed the pentagon report yesterday at the brookings institution. this is an hour and a half. >> to another panel discussion here at the brookings institution. this one is called "dissecting the pentagon's strategic choices and management review." i'm marvin kalb, and i'm resident senior fellow here at brookings and a senior adviser for crisis reporting which is hoe candidated just next door. -- located just next door. way back in august 2011, believe it or not that's...
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the pentagon will have to cut $500 billion over the next decade. the discussion was hosted by the brookings institution. >> good morning. called dissecting the pentagon strategic choices and management review. i am marvin calvin. i am a senior advisor to the center for crisis reporting which is located just next door. way back in august 2011 which is only two years ago congress passed and the president signed into law a legislative monstrosity called the budget control act. it was a way of doing something when nothing seemed worse. at least at that time. a joint committee was set up to control the spiraling deficit. congress warned that if they fail to come up with a solution sequestration would automatically although. these cuts have now begun. the pentagon was already prepared to cut 150 billion dollars over the next 10 years. sequestration would require $500 billion in cuts over the next 10 years. last week check hagel warned that cut of that magnitude would not only affect entitlement such as salary, housing, education and the like but it would
the pentagon will have to cut $500 billion over the next decade. the discussion was hosted by the brookings institution. >> good morning. called dissecting the pentagon strategic choices and management review. i am marvin calvin. i am a senior advisor to the center for crisis reporting which is located just next door. way back in august 2011 which is only two years ago congress passed and the president signed into law a legislative monstrosity called the budget control act. it was a way...
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amy goodman: pentagon whistleblower daniel ellsberg. coming up, presidential candidate mike gravel picks up the story from there. ♪ [music break] >> barbara streisand at a fundraiser for daniel ellsberg. amy goodman: we turn now to senator mike gravel from alaska, yes, the democratic presidential candidate today. in 1971, he received the pentagon papers from washington post journalist ben bagdikian, who in turn had gotten them from daniel ellsberg. mike gravel: let me just pick up where he left off, because it really -- there's a lot of little vignettes, and i'll talk fast, but i want to get all the details out, because i know what you want to know is the inside skinny. you can read the broad lines, but it's what happened to both our lives at the time that -- dan calls my office. he talks to joe rothstein, who was my administrative assistant. my administrative assistant - i was down in the senate gym getting a massage. i was on the table. and, of course, you can't have staff come into the senate. this is hallowed ground, so - into the
amy goodman: pentagon whistleblower daniel ellsberg. coming up, presidential candidate mike gravel picks up the story from there. ♪ [music break] >> barbara streisand at a fundraiser for daniel ellsberg. amy goodman: we turn now to senator mike gravel from alaska, yes, the democratic presidential candidate today. in 1971, he received the pentagon papers from washington post journalist ben bagdikian, who in turn had gotten them from daniel ellsberg. mike gravel: let me just pick up where...
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the pentagon was already billion to cut $150 over the next 10 years. sequestration would require $500 billion in cuts over the next 10 years. last week, the defense secretary warned that cuts of that magnitude would not only affect entitlements such as salaries, , and life,ucation but defense readiness and capability. the u.s., for some time, had been ready to fight two wars at the same time. would noe cuts, that longer seem to be possible, winning the american defense strategy would have to be radically altered. what to do, in a macro and micro sense? have asked highly respected defense and budgetary experts to explain reality and options to us. mckinsey egeland. she helped governor romney during the last presidential campaign. his loss should in no way be ascribed to mckinsey. our other expert is michael o'hanlon, a senior fellow at brookings. although he has written many books, he is most recently the author of "healing the wounded iant." our panelists authored an op-ed in the washington journal, urging congress to reverse sequestration, or watch mi
the pentagon was already billion to cut $150 over the next 10 years. sequestration would require $500 billion in cuts over the next 10 years. last week, the defense secretary warned that cuts of that magnitude would not only affect entitlements such as salaries, , and life,ucation but defense readiness and capability. the u.s., for some time, had been ready to fight two wars at the same time. would noe cuts, that longer seem to be possible, winning the american defense strategy would have to be...
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but there is another issue that has come up in the last few moments here at the pentagon. that is a horrible impact that is happening on the fablimilies those who were killed. we have learned that the pentagon has not allowed to pay deathbenefits to those who have been killed over the weekend. the military want to know why can't their families be given that $100,000 money that helps families get through this difficult time. also those family members are not being flown out to dover to meet those caskets when they return. the president should be asked about this. it is one of the most horrific examples that we have seen as a result of the partial government sh shutdown. >> we wonder if the house will continue to take this up. they continue to pass small probe rati appropriations bills. do you suspect this will gain attention? it is already getting national media attention and it is outrageous. i hear in the hallway here this is not right. you don't do this to the families of those who were killed to the families of those killed in afghanistan in their time of mourning. the
but there is another issue that has come up in the last few moments here at the pentagon. that is a horrible impact that is happening on the fablimilies those who were killed. we have learned that the pentagon has not allowed to pay deathbenefits to those who have been killed over the weekend. the military want to know why can't their families be given that $100,000 money that helps families get through this difficult time. also those family members are not being flown out to dover to meet...
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i think those lessons are etched all through the top leadership of the pentagon today. >> was that noted very heavily by the press? >> i think the people understand that's the context and, of course, you have the pryor sort of historical resonance -- extraordinary sort of historical reverence of john kerry. he came to the senate and tells them he now regretted his military service in vietnam. so you have a whole generation. you have the defense secretary who is a noncommissioned officer in vietnam. it's a whole generation steeped in vietnam. >> humble pie. there were lessons with president johnson and robert mcnamara. johnson admitted he wanted to pull out of vietnam but couldn't find a way to do so without undermining his own political viability. so he continued to send american draftees to fight and die in vietnam in what johnson himself believed was an unwinnable war. his defense secretary robert mcnamara prevailed upon him to do so. the vietnam war escalated from a u.s. south vietnam advisory role to a peak of 534,000 combat forests in the field supporting -- forces in the field supp
i think those lessons are etched all through the top leadership of the pentagon today. >> was that noted very heavily by the press? >> i think the people understand that's the context and, of course, you have the pryor sort of historical resonance -- extraordinary sort of historical reverence of john kerry. he came to the senate and tells them he now regretted his military service in vietnam. so you have a whole generation. you have the defense secretary who is a noncommissioned...
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i said, i've got the pentagon papers. you come in, you can't leave until i leave. i won't think ill of you if you don't come in, because there's risks that we don't know anything about. theveryone come in to person said, senator, let me have it. so four or five people for two days were sleeping on the living room floor, and we would go to the papers. the style i used in going through it, i was reading my little portion of it, the first part which is most historic and most interesting. but others would -- i said, whenever you come across a name, come and show me the name. i would then read around the context and make a judgment of this should be excised or not. we didn't just take a pencil, we took scissors and cut it out so there will be no misunderstanding. i have to bring the papers from my home to the capital, and so i buy to flight bags, you know those old flight bags without wheels read i buy two of those to honor the papers. and so i spend the money, pack them up with two bags like that, and someone to take them to
i said, i've got the pentagon papers. you come in, you can't leave until i leave. i won't think ill of you if you don't come in, because there's risks that we don't know anything about. theveryone come in to person said, senator, let me have it. so four or five people for two days were sleeping on the living room floor, and we would go to the papers. the style i used in going through it, i was reading my little portion of it, the first part which is most historic and most interesting. but...
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there are a lot of proposals made to where good cuts could be made in the pentagon. gao has produced two good reports about the pentagon as well as other agencies pointing out a lot of wasteful and duplicate programs. senator coburn issued a report last november on the pentagon pointing out $67 billion of programs that he argued -- and i read his report -- i think quite forcefully that a lot of these programs like breast cancer research in the penalty gone have nothing to do with national defense. nih does breast cancer research which is where it should be. the px system which costs over $2 billion a year for u.s. bases when you have safeways and cvss right outside of u.s. military bases. where our military personnel could go and shop. a lot of programs like that. but these reports get issued, and nobody in congress talks about them, nobody in congress tries to do anything about them. even the think tanks are relatively silent in terms of endorsing or trying to promote these kinds of reports. so if you're going to put some constraints on spending increases to bring t
there are a lot of proposals made to where good cuts could be made in the pentagon. gao has produced two good reports about the pentagon as well as other agencies pointing out a lot of wasteful and duplicate programs. senator coburn issued a report last november on the pentagon pointing out $67 billion of programs that he argued -- and i read his report -- i think quite forcefully that a lot of these programs like breast cancer research in the penalty gone have nothing to do with national...
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i said, i've got the pentagon papers. he says, oh my god, my, you need more than help them you got problems. i said, you just get in the chair by 5:00. will turn around and you do stay in that chair as long as i'm filibustering. and that was our plan. i said, not go down to the doctor's office and get a colostomy bag for it. [laughter] he does that. it was interesting to go into the dynamics of that. lo and behold, i come to the floor of the senate trudging with these papers next to my desk. i was a freshman, so i was way on the side. me forcame up to committee information and he says, mike, are those the pentagon papers? i looked at them with a blank stare. it was a joke on his part. but i'm i'm looking at him, my god! be talkinggoing to for a couple of days, so i want to tell the staff of the senate, hey, you better clearwire, because you're not getting out of here shortly. your wife,all because you're not getting out of here shortly. they have to start calling the role for coram. there's is only one other senator in th
i said, i've got the pentagon papers. he says, oh my god, my, you need more than help them you got problems. i said, you just get in the chair by 5:00. will turn around and you do stay in that chair as long as i'm filibustering. and that was our plan. i said, not go down to the doctor's office and get a colostomy bag for it. [laughter] he does that. it was interesting to go into the dynamics of that. lo and behold, i come to the floor of the senate trudging with these papers next to my desk. i...
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as noted, comptroller of the pentagon today. one of the top officials, the key adviser to the secretary of defense on all matters financial. not only in terms of building budgets but executing them and trying to figure out how to save money and execute efficiencies and reforms within the defense budget. bob has a long career in national security. he was a navy officer at the beginning of his career he worked at the center for naval analyses, work for the logistics management institute early in his career and again later. he was my boss at the congressional budget office during the period, well, for a number of years, but including during the period when the berlin wall had just come down and rebuild a post-cold war military. working with people like senator sam nunn and aspen as most people on both sides of the aisle. bob was the comptroller of the air force during the clinton administration and has also been the executive director of the american society of military comptrollers. and so without further ado, please join me in we
as noted, comptroller of the pentagon today. one of the top officials, the key adviser to the secretary of defense on all matters financial. not only in terms of building budgets but executing them and trying to figure out how to save money and execute efficiencies and reforms within the defense budget. bob has a long career in national security. he was a navy officer at the beginning of his career he worked at the center for naval analyses, work for the logistics management institute early in...
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to hear reports of the explosion at the pentagon. i knew in my heart that was that aircraf aircraft. >> we just had an airplane crash, american airlines plane headed east down over the pike and pentagon. >> there is visible smoke. high visible smoke. >> it was instantaneous, just a very loud noise. the lights went out. everything was black, very heavy smoke, debris piled on top of me so i'm penned in my chair at my desk. >> as i came in to focuses a little closer this pile of debris i saw looked like a face, couldn't possibly be a live person and then i thought i saw it wink or blink. i yelled for help and from outside came lieutenant commander dave serentino. >> it felt like a furniace in there and couldn't believe anybody was alive and saw can't thomas trying to pull debris and i looked to my side and saw mr. henson about 10 feet away in this cave of debris. already, my uniform is starting to melt, my shoes are starting to melt. i'm really eager for him to get out of there and go. he says he can't budge. out of desperation, i laid
to hear reports of the explosion at the pentagon. i knew in my heart that was that aircraf aircraft. >> we just had an airplane crash, american airlines plane headed east down over the pike and pentagon. >> there is visible smoke. high visible smoke. >> it was instantaneous, just a very loud noise. the lights went out. everything was black, very heavy smoke, debris piled on top of me so i'm penned in my chair at my desk. >> as i came in to focuses a little closer this...
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troops killed in battle, according to the pentagon. the previous record of 310 suicides within army ranks was set in 2009. the figures do not include veterans no longer enlisted in the military. president obama has rolled out a new round of talks with republicans on raising the government's borrowing limit in return for cuts to government spending. the u.s. faces a new deadline of potentially defaulting on its debt next month unless the debt ceiling can be increased. republicans have maintained their stance that any borrowing hike must be offset by slashing government spending. add is what does this conference on monday, obama called the republican demand unacceptable. >> republicans in congress have two choices. they can act responsibly and pay america's bills, or they can act irresponsibly of america through another economic crisis. but they will not collect a ransom in exchange for not crashing the american economy. the financial well-being of the american people is not leveraged to be used. the full faith and credit of the u.s. is
troops killed in battle, according to the pentagon. the previous record of 310 suicides within army ranks was set in 2009. the figures do not include veterans no longer enlisted in the military. president obama has rolled out a new round of talks with republicans on raising the government's borrowing limit in return for cuts to government spending. the u.s. faces a new deadline of potentially defaulting on its debt next month unless the debt ceiling can be increased. republicans have maintained...
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you had the white house and pentagon briefing about the situation in the war. then you have other journalists were on the ground. i'm not saying that the public was naÏve, but they were used to a certain level of honesty. they were seeing this diversion. that was the gap. the loss of both kennedys, end of martin luther king, it will shock people about the nature of our political system. but i think that it is -- i know it is part of it. vietnam and then you know, look. the president -- president nixon in 1973, he makes a statement. he denies lots of things. a year later, evidence comes out. some of which he provides to the court. which contradicts almost completely what he wrote in 1973. it did not even take a year. as a citizen, you have to wonder if i was lied to by johnson and mcnamara and now our electoral process and our governments commitment to privacy by president nixon. so both as democrats and republicans, they have lied to me. why should i believe them? >> is their question on the right? >> hello, i was at an event with carl bernstein a year and hal
you had the white house and pentagon briefing about the situation in the war. then you have other journalists were on the ground. i'm not saying that the public was naÏve, but they were used to a certain level of honesty. they were seeing this diversion. that was the gap. the loss of both kennedys, end of martin luther king, it will shock people about the nature of our political system. but i think that it is -- i know it is part of it. vietnam and then you know, look. the president --...
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the pentagon has pumped $5.5 billion into 94 contractors' bank accounts of the day before the u.s. shutdown. it covers everything from robot submarines to the air force academy's new jim. it is a big deal. regulators say an analyst leads research on an apple supplier to sac capital full day early so other people can benefit. south korea's foreign reserves also rose to another record in the month of september. this after it sold $1 billion worth of u.s. bonds. we will have much more on the ipo situation with tracy tandon in new york. >> that's right. twitter has unseal the documents for its planned initial public offering, and the social media company says it hopes to raise up to $1 billion. since twitter was created in 2006, it has actually never turned a profit. but on the brighter side, the company does say that revenue is growing. the big question on everyone's mind that remains unanswered is, where will twitter list? twitter digg say it plans to use the ticker symbol twtr. twitter's path to an ipo should move rather quickly. there are so many unanswered questions. tuning me her
the pentagon has pumped $5.5 billion into 94 contractors' bank accounts of the day before the u.s. shutdown. it covers everything from robot submarines to the air force academy's new jim. it is a big deal. regulators say an analyst leads research on an apple supplier to sac capital full day early so other people can benefit. south korea's foreign reserves also rose to another record in the month of september. this after it sold $1 billion worth of u.s. bonds. we will have much more on the ipo...
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then when he was president, the pentagon papers came out. even though the pentagon papers, secret history of the wars, was about the war that lyndon johnson got, nixon felt threatened by. nixon felt there was a breach of security and so when. and certainly this counterculture, he had, he just didn't get it. it was alien to them so i don't think it in some ways it didn't affect them. i think the 1960 democratic convention, i think he saw as a great political opportunity. he really didn't have much contact with the counterculture. his children didn't either. julie and tricia -- david had friends at amherst were sort of part of it. they made fun of him. and julie had friends but it was not part of their lives. it hit him like a stun gun you could almost say when he was president. >> he did a good job on laughing though. >> he was coached by a guy that nixon met when he is on the jack paar program. and he was sort of an outlet in the world of comedy. he was a real republican. you can see the outtakes, nixon said socket to me. and, finally, said
then when he was president, the pentagon papers came out. even though the pentagon papers, secret history of the wars, was about the war that lyndon johnson got, nixon felt threatened by. nixon felt there was a breach of security and so when. and certainly this counterculture, he had, he just didn't get it. it was alien to them so i don't think it in some ways it didn't affect them. i think the 1960 democratic convention, i think he saw as a great political opportunity. he really didn't have...
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the pentagon and v.a. are working together to combine their separate health records, hoping to speed up the benefits process. but the effort stalled because their computer systems were not compatible. since reporting this story, nbc news has been flooded with e-mails like this one from a retired v.a. nurse who said the backlog is wrong on every level. the v.a. is broken. secretary shinseki pledges that long wait will be greatly reduced within two years. >> i wish i had all these tools four years ago. we would have killed the backlog by now. >> reporter: hundreds of thousands of veterans can hardly wait. jim miklaszewski, nbc news, the pentagon. >>> still ahead for us tonight, a history-making power shift for the agents trained to take a bullet for the president and others. tonight, the new woman in charge of the u.s. secret service. >>> later, an extraordinary story of bravery in a very dangerous place where everyday pleasures are often way too rare. >>> we are learning more tonight about the woman preside
the pentagon and v.a. are working together to combine their separate health records, hoping to speed up the benefits process. but the effort stalled because their computer systems were not compatible. since reporting this story, nbc news has been flooded with e-mails like this one from a retired v.a. nurse who said the backlog is wrong on every level. the v.a. is broken. secretary shinseki pledges that long wait will be greatly reduced within two years. >> i wish i had all these tools...
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our pentagon said, we are going to look at what the egyptian my is talking about. when i take this opportunity. this led by to let russia and other autocrats control. we take the opportunity to s we stand for freedom or liberty from stand against theocracy, against controlled economies and putting terrorist into governorships. what the people are talking about. there were people on the street. this is not about islam. this is aut political islam. we slept through a month ago. we better not this week in caiio. melissa: wise rds. thank you f coming on. >> anytime. thanks. melissa: coming upon "money," everyone has their price. evidently jennifer lopez had hers met. critics are up in arms. not the first celebrity to rub elbows with a brutal despot. when is it worth the damage to the brand? at the end of the day it's all about "money." ♪ ♪ melissa: this is one of those times that it might have paid to research. actress and singer jennifefer lopez give a very questionable confererence -- concert. she wrapped up the show with a performance just for the president who,
our pentagon said, we are going to look at what the egyptian my is talking about. when i take this opportunity. this led by to let russia and other autocrats control. we take the opportunity to s we stand for freedom or liberty from stand against theocracy, against controlled economies and putting terrorist into governorships. what the people are talking about. there were people on the street. this is not about islam. this is aut political islam. we slept through a month ago. we better not this...
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after that falls on the pentagon. if the pentagon agrees that they need to come down, that it is also over, but the way the budget control act and sequestration works is that they take -- what the bill does is round that out. you still get at the end of the 10-year period. the same 500 billion dollars cut in defense, but the pentagon gets back 20 billion this year. host: you mean that would've been cut under the sequester guest: yes. first, they don't like the full 500 billion dollar cut. the president's request is for smaller cut. i'm sure there are generals and admiral's that don't want to be cut at all. the head of the army was a first that i heard was doing this. defense, chuck hagel and all the other top brass picked this up. we slowed us down, give us time to implement. you slam it all and is so fast, we're going to have to find short-term things like cutting trading. trading is important for troops. host: the numbers for fiscal 2014, the budget for that pentagon cap the to 520 billion. for 2015, they capped at
after that falls on the pentagon. if the pentagon agrees that they need to come down, that it is also over, but the way the budget control act and sequestration works is that they take -- what the bill does is round that out. you still get at the end of the 10-year period. the same 500 billion dollars cut in defense, but the pentagon gets back 20 billion this year. host: you mean that would've been cut under the sequester guest: yes. first, they don't like the full 500 billion dollar cut. the...
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that in afghanistan, but the pentagon. that was composed of u.s. marines, they wanted to fight with their own aviation assets, intelligent assets, they needed their own patch of the sandbox. instead of working to integrate them with u.s. and canadian army unit our already operating there, talk commanders in kabul as well as top officials back in the pentagon suddenly chose the path of least resistance and give them a part of afghanistan not home to a lot of people. we should have been near a key population center. civilian surge was supposed to occur in tandem with the military surge. down there in field with our combat battalions to help provide government services to help engage in basic reconstruction. the fed whether the whole notion of some national a good idea or not, it was the strategy. we were supposed to send individuals to work with our commanders. the civilian surge was about a year too late. the bulk of the people do not start flowing in until well after the first waves of military forces arrived areas the bulk of them wound up saying
that in afghanistan, but the pentagon. that was composed of u.s. marines, they wanted to fight with their own aviation assets, intelligent assets, they needed their own patch of the sandbox. instead of working to integrate them with u.s. and canadian army unit our already operating there, talk commanders in kabul as well as top officials back in the pentagon suddenly chose the path of least resistance and give them a part of afghanistan not home to a lot of people. we should have been near a...
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came out with the pentagon papers and i. seventy seventy one he got these newspapers to publish them in fall bradley manning has gotten horrible mainstream coverage snowed in you have people going on t.v. asking not only should snow how can we get snowden and they use the term we when they're talking about the cia. you know they're not supposed to be state propaganda it's our media are not supposed to be state controlled we're always talking about how our media is different than media and other countries but if you look at the coverage of snowden and you see how the big news outlets have basically identified with the state. aaron sorkin. asking how did we let this guy get out of hong kong that was our first mistake to tell you about the government and cia as we as if you were a state propagandist so they've completely identified with the state and their big issues how does we get snowden behind bars what we really need and if we had an independent media they'd be focusing on the revelations that snowden has shown us that thi
came out with the pentagon papers and i. seventy seventy one he got these newspapers to publish them in fall bradley manning has gotten horrible mainstream coverage snowed in you have people going on t.v. asking not only should snow how can we get snowden and they use the term we when they're talking about the cia. you know they're not supposed to be state propaganda it's our media are not supposed to be state controlled we're always talking about how our media is different than media and other...
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hundreds of millions of dollars more were spent by the state department and the pentagon. in 2010, the u.s. embassy in kabul was allocated $183 million to spend on new media projects that would, quote, expand media engagement, build communication capacity of the afghan people and government, and counter extremist voices that recruit, mislead and exploit, unquote. >> all of this begs the question: is international funding for the prepress in afghanistan reserved for those who take their editorial orders from the west? >> as someone who has been working in this field in afghanistan for the past 10 or 11 years, i never sensed from the donors anything that would indicate their influence or their sway in elder. i did not sense it. if i were to ever do so, i would never accept funds from that donor. >> from where we stand, there have been no demands made as far as our editorial lines are concerned. to be honest with you, that's something that would be crossing the red line. we wouldn't certainly accept that but we do share similar aspirations. o policies to a large he extent ref
hundreds of millions of dollars more were spent by the state department and the pentagon. in 2010, the u.s. embassy in kabul was allocated $183 million to spend on new media projects that would, quote, expand media engagement, build communication capacity of the afghan people and government, and counter extremist voices that recruit, mislead and exploit, unquote. >> all of this begs the question: is international funding for the prepress in afghanistan reserved for those who take their...
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and then when he's president, the pentagon papers come out. and even though the pentagon papers, the so-called credit history of the war was about the war that lyndon johnson had gotten us into, nixon felt threatened by it. nixon felt it was a breach of security and so on. and so, and certainly the counterculture he was, he had no -- he didn't, he just preponderate didn't get it. it was something alien to him. many some ways it didn't affect him. i think the 1968 democratic convention, i think he saw it as a great political opportunity. he used it in advance. he really didn't have much contact with counterculture. his children didn't either. julie and trisha -- david had friends at amherst who were sort of art part of it, and they made funs of him, and julie had friends at myth, but it was not part of their lives. it sort of hit them like a stun gun, you could almost say, when he was president. >> he did a good job on laugh-in though. >> he was coached by a guy named paul keyes who nixon had met when he was on the jack parr program, and keyes
and then when he's president, the pentagon papers come out. and even though the pentagon papers, the so-called credit history of the war was about the war that lyndon johnson had gotten us into, nixon felt threatened by it. nixon felt it was a breach of security and so on. and so, and certainly the counterculture he was, he had no -- he didn't, he just preponderate didn't get it. it was something alien to him. many some ways it didn't affect him. i think the 1968 democratic convention, i think...
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we came up with a model that fixed the pentagon. the pentagon used to have the services staffing and fighting separate wars. they would equip themselves separately. we decided to do what the military did. a joint command was created. he can come from any military service. they now trained and equipped to gather. -- togetherthe dni is the joint commander across 16 intel agencies. he leverage is their strength to produce intel products. that is the backbone of how we get intelligence to policy makers and that has dramatically improved. on the fusion centers, that is a different thing. those are local centers that have gone up to serve local law enforcement. they pull together national intelligence streams that they get from the homeland security department or the fbi with streams of local intelligence and a share it. the homelands department has tried to insist on privacy in these agencies and provide some financial support. this is a work in progress. some of them worked very well. one in los angeles works very well. other communitie
we came up with a model that fixed the pentagon. the pentagon used to have the services staffing and fighting separate wars. they would equip themselves separately. we decided to do what the military did. a joint command was created. he can come from any military service. they now trained and equipped to gather. -- togetherthe dni is the joint commander across 16 intel agencies. he leverage is their strength to produce intel products. that is the backbone of how we get intelligence to policy...
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it's a six month milestone the pentagon continues to. pay as money on the prison claims the u.s. still plans to shut it down. gay community should be stripped of the right to hold the next winter olympics.
it's a six month milestone the pentagon continues to. pay as money on the prison claims the u.s. still plans to shut it down. gay community should be stripped of the right to hold the next winter olympics.
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expressed concern over the ability of foreign hackers to compromise critical american infrastructure the pentagon is planning a range of defensive measures including a massive expansion of its own signer security force. joining me to discuss the developing background is david sanger of the "new york times." he cowrote today's front page story on the subject. joining us later is dune lawrence of bloomberg businessweek if and michael riley of bloomberg. they are learning everything they could. >> so far it's clear they've been into those systems it's not clear they've ever done anything to them. >> rose: why -- >> that's the remarkable question charlie. always the issue is intent and the degree to which the political leadership in china actually is knowledgeable about this and to what degree of control it has over it. because chinese command and control is not always what we image it from afar. in this case, unit 61398 which is the major cyber intelligence unit for the pla but not their own cyber operation. sort of their equivalent of the national security agency or our cyber command which is locat
expressed concern over the ability of foreign hackers to compromise critical american infrastructure the pentagon is planning a range of defensive measures including a massive expansion of its own signer security force. joining me to discuss the developing background is david sanger of the "new york times." he cowrote today's front page story on the subject. joining us later is dune lawrence of bloomberg businessweek if and michael riley of bloomberg. they are learning everything they...
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pacific region as a strategic priority for the united states, and i know that my colleagues in the pentagon have planned and operated on the basis of that strategic guidance. at the same time, the president has also made clear that there is an important role for the state department on the diplomatic side in helping to build up the relationships between the u.s. and our allies, the rebalancing strategy has begun with modernizing our alliances. we have invested heavily in the development of the institutions in the region that are built around the association of the southeast nations and most importantly president obama to begin participating personally in the east asia senate which we see as the emerging as the premier form for leaders to discuss security and political issues, something that frankly they can't do in any other form because the only other regional institution is an economic cooperation organization, and i think the president feels that we have made some headway on that firm. they have to play by the international norms and they have to be a player in the regional settlement fo
pacific region as a strategic priority for the united states, and i know that my colleagues in the pentagon have planned and operated on the basis of that strategic guidance. at the same time, the president has also made clear that there is an important role for the state department on the diplomatic side in helping to build up the relationships between the u.s. and our allies, the rebalancing strategy has begun with modernizing our alliances. we have invested heavily in the development of the...
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thirteen years ago, i was a deputy head of aviation at the pentagon. and we lost our two airplanes. it is a game changer. in 18 tender when you start thinking about these ships moving around that i showed you on that combat radius. several countries are looking at buying that airplane. it is phenomenal. and it has increased our capability in the marine corps and it's a game changer. lastly, the f-35 stood up the first squadron and we got it done in florida. the training of the birds in the u.s. during chorus. and we stood up our first tweets at a one to one in arizona. this is going to force us to spend our money wisely. thank you, very much. i look forward to your questions. >> the navy is made up of young studs and old studs in the senate commander. it came as a jolt when the admiral referred to me as venerable. including the coast guard. the longest-serving naval aviator. [applause] our previous panelist served at every level of leadership. especially in the coast guard. he was designated as a naval aviator in 1977. >> but it is quite an impressive resume in the coast guard and q
thirteen years ago, i was a deputy head of aviation at the pentagon. and we lost our two airplanes. it is a game changer. in 18 tender when you start thinking about these ships moving around that i showed you on that combat radius. several countries are looking at buying that airplane. it is phenomenal. and it has increased our capability in the marine corps and it's a game changer. lastly, the f-35 stood up the first squadron and we got it done in florida. the training of the birds in the u.s....
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it's where we begin tonight with our pentagon correspondent, jim miklaszewski. jim, good evening. >> reporter: president obama praised the pentagon's decision to open combat roles to women. and of the 152 u.s. service women who died in iraq and afghanistan, he called them patriots, whose sacrifices show that valor knows no gender. with the stroke of a pen, defense secretary leon panetta and joint chiefs chairman general martin dempsey today lifted the 20-year ban against women in combat. panetta said the new policy is finally catching up with the brutal reality on the ground in iraq and afghanistan. >> female service members have faced the reality of combat, proven their willingness to fight, and yes, to die to defend their fellow americans. >> reporter: it first hit dempsey during a battlefield tour. >> i hopped into the upper armor humvee and slapped the turret around, and i said who are you and she said, i'm amanda. and i said okay. >> lifting the ban potentially opens all combat positions to women, including special operations like the elite navy s.e.a.l.s a
it's where we begin tonight with our pentagon correspondent, jim miklaszewski. jim, good evening. >> reporter: president obama praised the pentagon's decision to open combat roles to women. and of the 152 u.s. service women who died in iraq and afghanistan, he called them patriots, whose sacrifices show that valor knows no gender. with the stroke of a pen, defense secretary leon panetta and joint chiefs chairman general martin dempsey today lifted the 20-year ban against women in combat....
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. >> i will do my best for my country and those i represent at the pentagon and for all of my citizens. i will always give you my honest and most informed counsel. >> he served in vietnam twice wounded and twice decorated. he had friends who got their heads blown off. he criticized the handling of the iraq war calling it -- >> the most dangerous foreign policy blunder in this country since vietnam. >> the tv campaign against him started when his nomination was just a rumor. >> chuck hagel is not a responsible option. >> opponents claim he is anti- israeli, even anti-semitic. he once opposed the appointment of an ambassador, criticized -- criticizing him for being openly, aggressively gay. >> good morning. how are you? >> he says critics have distorted his cues. -- his views. >> i like chuck hagel. he is out of the mainstream of thinking on most issues regarding foreign policy. >> he has lined up another conflict with congress. >> for more on today's announcement, i will speak with the chief washington correspondent for the new york times. he is the author of confront and conceal. thank
. >> i will do my best for my country and those i represent at the pentagon and for all of my citizens. i will always give you my honest and most informed counsel. >> he served in vietnam twice wounded and twice decorated. he had friends who got their heads blown off. he criticized the handling of the iraq war calling it -- >> the most dangerous foreign policy blunder in this country since vietnam. >> the tv campaign against him started when his nomination was just a...
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and that's because it turns out that on june 14th, the day after they started publishing the pentagon papers, there had been an angry, threatening telegram written by the attorney general to the "new york times" demandinging that they cease publication of these document, but the fbi accidentally sent the telegram to a fish company in brooklyn instead of to the "new york times." and so what the "new york times" heard the day they published the pentagon papers and the day after was nothing. and this fish company in brooklyn must have been very, very confused by the angry telegram they got from the attorney general. eventually, the attorney general and fbi got it together and stent telegram to the "new york times" demanding the return of the pentagon papers and no further publication. the times said no. they published on the 13th, the 14th, the 15th, then the government got a temporary restraining order blocking them from publishing anything further. pentagon papers was the first time the government had used courts to -- based on national security grounds. and that temporary restraining
and that's because it turns out that on june 14th, the day after they started publishing the pentagon papers, there had been an angry, threatening telegram written by the attorney general to the "new york times" demandinging that they cease publication of these document, but the fbi accidentally sent the telegram to a fish company in brooklyn instead of to the "new york times." and so what the "new york times" heard the day they published the pentagon papers and...
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you question the whole issue of military aid if it is run by the pentagon. just look at the top six recipients of the military aid and ask yourself what are we getting for this? list of the israel afghanistan, egypt, turkey and iraq. israel shouldn't be getting any aid from the united states. they don't need it from the united states. they don't want to get economic aid and they don't need the military, they don't face the threat of require and they have a pretty self-sufficient military industry, highly sophisticated and they can afford to buy the weapons they by. afghanistan, again, we are just feeding this criminal enterprise. who knows what is going to happen when we reduce our presence. pakistan, iraq, you all know what the problems are and the situations. but if you go and you look at the service structure and start with, say nuclear arms, think of the five to $6 trillion that we have invested in the nuclear arms that are in essentially an unusable weapon system faugh what are you going to do? we don't have them anymore. that is how many the country ha
you question the whole issue of military aid if it is run by the pentagon. just look at the top six recipients of the military aid and ask yourself what are we getting for this? list of the israel afghanistan, egypt, turkey and iraq. israel shouldn't be getting any aid from the united states. they don't need it from the united states. they don't want to get economic aid and they don't need the military, they don't face the threat of require and they have a pretty self-sufficient military...
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chuck hagel wants to run the pentagon but first a few senators want to run a few questions by him and they were specific. like, can women be defense secretary? >>> i'm steve kornacki. here's a state that senate democrats didn't have to worry about this year. new jersey. all that's blooming in the garden state is drama. >>> i'm s.e. cupp. have you tasted an affirmative action cupcake? they're real and delicious. >> gross. >>> i'm toure. gun control advocates taking it to the bank literally. >>> plus due to popular demand, my thought tons new gdp numbers. >> finally. >> you're welcome. >>> chuck hagel is back on the hill four years after leaving the senate. hagel's former colleagues hold the nomination as defense chief in their hands. despite the thousands of dollars of ads running against him, hagel a republican is expected to be confirmed to president obama's cabinet. if so, he will be the nation's first pentagon chief to have seen combat as an enlisted soldier. he served in vietnam alongside his brother. but that doesn't mean hagel's record comes without dirty laundry that was aired
chuck hagel wants to run the pentagon but first a few senators want to run a few questions by him and they were specific. like, can women be defense secretary? >>> i'm steve kornacki. here's a state that senate democrats didn't have to worry about this year. new jersey. all that's blooming in the garden state is drama. >>> i'm s.e. cupp. have you tasted an affirmative action cupcake? they're real and delicious. >> gross. >>> i'm toure. gun control advocates...